I remember gathering those thin shells during childhood visits to our friends on Cape Cod... we called them "jingle shells" after the noise they made when we shook a handful of them. Enjoy your lovely vacation!

Your daughter must have been thrilled with her find -- conch shells are so beautiful! I found a much plainer moon snail shell in the muddy sand we pulled our kayaks through the other day, and I'm tickled enough with it, though much less polished and ornamented than the conch. Enjoy your beachtime!

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I'm a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada, currently a literature professor and freelance journalist in the United States.
I once interviewed with Vogue, where I was told that I was "too intellectual" to work on the magazine. I've run with that.

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